FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman Larry Bargy Robert McLeod

Monday, December 06, 2004

The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in the County Clerk’s office

Present: Laura Stanek, Larry Bargy, Robert McLeod

Absent: None

Also present: Laura Sexton, Jack White

1. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the claims and accounts totaling $86,187.00 be approved and paid. All voted yes.

Carol Mitchell, COA Director, requested an advance of $15,000 from the General Fund.

2. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board that $15,000 be advanced to the Commission on Aging. All voted yes.

Carl Goeman, Emergency Services Coordinator, requested purchase of an electric opener for the gate in the fence.

3. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board that $2,200 be transferred from Emergency Services (health insurance) to Capital Outlay in the 2004 General Fund budget for an electric opener for the Emergency Services gate in the Airport fence. All voted yes.

There was discussion of the State mandated tax shift. It was decided to leave the 2005 General Fund budget as it is.

Sherry Comben, County Treasurer, requested purchase of a folder/inserter/sorter mailing system for tax notices and change of assessment notices.

4. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board that a folder/inserter/sorter mailing system be purchased for the County Treasurer for not to exceed $6,200 to be paid from Fund #255 and the expenditure budget of Fund #255 be increased by that amount. All voted yes.

5. It was moved by Bargy, seconded by McLeod it be recommended to the Board that $15,000 be transferred from Capital Outlay (Maintenance) to Capital Outlay (Animal Control), and Capital Outlay (Animal Control) be also increased by $5,000 in the 2005 General Fund budget for purchase of a truck for Animal Control and the used Animal Control truck be transferred to Maintenance. All voted yes.

Patty Niepoth, Register of Deeds, and Theresa Kent, Abstractor, discussed the purchase of equipment and related supplies to directly connect the Abstract Department computers with the Register of Deeds. The quote for doing this is $250/month for each station. Ms. Niepoth assured that the public computers would be available to Abstract staff at any time during the day.

She also reiterated that the Automation Fund money could only be used to benefit the Register of Deeds office.

6. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners that one terminal in the Abstract office be dedicated to directly access Register of Deeds information at a cost of $250.00 per month and $3,000 be transferred from Contingencies to Abstract Department (computer support) in the 2005 General Fund budget. All voted yes.

Peter Garwood, Coordinator/Planner, requested purchase of a digital computer for $350.00 for use with the website. No action was taken

Mr. Garwood presented the Building and Grounds Committee recommendation for approval of expenditure of $3,500 for electrical engineering services including the drafting of bid specifications for the jail generator. There was discussion. No action was taken.

Mr. Garwood presented the County Lands Committee recommendation for investigation of the county’s riparian rights with respect to the boat house on Mr. Bouwens’ property.

7. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board that Corey Hughes be retained at a cost not to exceed $1,000 to investigate and issue a preliminary determination regarding the county’s riparian rights with respect to the boat house on Mr. Bouwens’ property. All voted yes.

Mr. Garwood presented the Public Works Committee request for continued funding of a temporary employee in the Construction Code Enforcement Department.

8. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy that it be recommended to the Board the temporary employee in the Construction Code Enforcement Department be continued through January, 2005 and that the 2005 budget for that department be increased by $1,400. All voted yes.

Mr. Garwood presented the Parks Committee request to take whatever is left in the Park budget and carry it over to the 2005 Parks budget.

9. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board that $12,000 be appropriated from the Parks Cost Center of the 2004 General Fund budget to Fund #470, Capital Projects Fund, for a surveyed site plan, and needed pavement works and the budgets of both funds be adjusted accordingly. All voted yes.

Janet Person, Antrim Conservation District Director, requested from the 2005 General Fund budget, an additional $8,200 to retain Heidi Lang full time as soil erosion officer and an

additional $10,000 to retain Cory Arsnoe at 30 hours per week. No action was taken.

There was discussion about the additional $5,000 requested by the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance from the 2005 General Fund budget. No action was taken.